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Nov
5
Focus is the crux behind time management. The 80/20 rule also known as The Pareto Principle states 80% of efforts that are not done using time management or focus generate only 20% of the output that is desired. You can however, generate 80% of the desired output by using only 20% of effort that incorporates good time management tactics. Although, the 80/20 is not an absolute it is used to emphasize how much is lost or gained dependent on time management.
Time management is viewed by some people as rules that incorporate such things as scheduling appointments, goal setting, thorough planning, creating things to do lists and prioritizing. These are time management core basics that must be understood in order to develop effective personal time management skills. You can further fine tune these basic skills to include the finer points of each skill. This can give you that extra edge to attain the results you are looking for.
There is more skill involved in managing your time than just the core basics. Decision making, emotional intelligence and critical thinking also are important skills essential to personal growth.
Your personal time management involves everything that you do. No matter how large or how small, everything plays a part. Knowledge that you acquire, advice that you consider and each new skill are all things that must be taken into account.
If you have good time management the end result should be having a more balanced life-style. Unfortunately many people who engage in time management practices fail to grasp this concept.
Getting results is what time management is about. It is not about appearing to be busy.
Personal time management has six areas that should be improved upon with proper practice. These are physical, intellectual, social, career, emotional and spiritual.
Having a healthy body, less stress and less fatigue are all parts of the physical characteristic of good time management.
Mental growth activities, such as learning are all a part of the intellectual aspect.
Being an active member of society and developing personal or intimate relations are what the social aspect of time management is all about.
Of course school and work are part of the career aspect.
Manifesting appropriate feelings and desires is the core aspect of another quality of time management.
A personal quest for meaning looked for in religion and spiritual practices is the spiritual aspect of time management.
Thorough planning and having a set things to do list might not seem practical for each each area of your life. However, determining the areas in your life that are not being given enough attention is a vital part of time management. Since all of the aspects mentioned in this article create the whole you, if you are ignoring any of them then you are ignoring an important part of yourself.
Personal time management is a very sensible and reasonable approach to solving large and small problems. It should not be a overwhelming task.
You can easily improve your personal life and time management abilities by following several basic activities.
As one of these you should review your immediate and long-term goals often.
Have a list that is always easily accessible to you.
You should always determine which task is necessary or not necessary in achieving your goals. Which activities help you to maintain a balanced life style?
We all have times when we are at our peak and a time at which we slow down. These happen to be our natural cycles. We must be ready to do the most difficult of tasks when we are at our peak.
Learning to say say “No,” to family and friends is important and you may often see such advice being given.
When you have effective time management results it is important to reward yourself in some way.
You should encourage the people who are benefiting or who are going to benefit from your time management efforts for their cooperation.
Attend to necessary things immediately. Don’t procrastinate!!!
Be realistic in your approach to achieving your goals, while having a positive attitude. Set yourself up for success.
Keep a journal or other record of your activities in order to help get things in proper perspective.
To become a well rounded individual these are the few steps that you must initially take.
Personal time management is all about the art and science of building a better life.
You open several options to provide a broad spectrum of solutions to personal growth when you integrate time management skills into your life. It create more opportunities for you when you do so.
Jun
16
The Importance of Self Discipline
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If we don’t discipline ourselves, the world will do it for us. – William Feather
Discipline is a choice not a legacy…
Discipline is nothing more than the process of focusing on any chosen activity without interruption until that activity is complete.
Discipline is something you do and not something you have.
You therefore have the freedom to choose to act with discipline and decisiveness.
To become what others refer to as a disciplined person requires
only that you “do discipline” over and over as a conscious act until repetition makes discipline a subconscious habit.
Doing discipline means that you choose not to allow fatigue or interruptions to become an excuse for inaction or a change of plan.
* Discipline is the ability to stay focused on your chosen action path
without detour, distraction, or interruption
* Discipline is the ability to keep all agreements with yourself
and with others, without blame, excuses or caving into obstacles.
* Discipline is the ability to show up on time, everytime.
* Discipline is the ability to complete important personal or business
projects on schedule and on budget.
* Discipline is the power to keep going forward,
when everything around you seems to be pulling you back.
The result? Discipline generates trust and confidence in yourself,
and attracts trust and confidence from others.
The constant act of discipline magnifies your power to accomplish at least 1,000 percent.
If you put off everything “till you’re sure of it, you’ll get nothing done.- Norman Vincent Peale
